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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 899063, member: 4703&quot;]It appears to be a Louis XVI jeton.&nbsp; The obverse legend is the same as would appear on coins during his reign, translated as &quot;Louis XVI by the grace of God King of France and Navarre&quot;.&nbsp; Navarre was a small kingdom between France and Spain, which was partially absorbed into each of its neighbors.&nbsp; It was still a separate state when Louis XVI was its King at the same time he ruled France.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this German language Swiss <a href="http://cgi.ebay.ch/Rechenpfennig-Felicitas-Pupiicas-Ludwig-XVI-Frankreich_W0QQitemZ350254779773QQcmdZViewItemQQptZM%C3%BCnzen_Medaillen?hash=item518ccfcd7d" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.ch/Rechenpfennig-Felicitas-Pupiicas-Ludwig-XVI-Frankreich_W0QQitemZ350254779773QQcmdZViewItemQQptZM%C3%BCnzen_Medaillen?hash=item518ccfcd7d" rel="nofollow">EBay listing</a> a similar item is described as a &quot;counting penny&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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